Cover-holder for milk-bottles



G. M. WEBB.

COVER HOLDER FOR MILK BOTTLES.

APPLICATION man APR. 11. 1919.

1,362,208, 1 Patented De0.14, 1920,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GAYLE M. WEBB, 0F BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Deorlt, 1920.

Application filed April 1'7, 1919. Serial No. 290,692.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GAYLE M. WEBB, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Bay City, in the county of Bay and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cover- Holders for Milk-Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a holder for bottles and jars, such as the paper disks used'for closing milk bottles.

An object of the invention is to provide a device which will firmly hold a paper disk or cover on top of a bottle or jar for closing it, and which will admit the slipping of the disk into and out of place edgewise beneath the device without adjusting or detaching the latter.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment for milk bottles of the usual form which will retain a vdisk on the top of the bottle, and which will obviate the necessity of using the ordlnary paper disk which is easily pushed down into the bottle beyond. the narrow supporting ledge or shoulder, which latter frequently becomes chipped and broken and affords but little support for the closure disk. The invention also overcomes the necessity of digging or working out the usual disk which frequently becomes, distorted and broken.

A further object is to provide a spring clip for holding, covers on milk bottles and the like which may be easily attached to and removed from the bottle, which may be constructed wholly of wire, and which may be easily and economically manufactured.

The above, and various other, objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described andfin part be understood'from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying'drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a holder constructed according to the present invention, the dotted lines showing. the device open for receiving the neck of a bottle therein.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device socured on a bottle, and showing a disk cover held by the device on the top of the bottle.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device applied to a bottle and a disk, the view being taken axially at right angles to the sh0wing in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section through the upper end of an ordinary milk bottle, the dotted lines illustrating the application of the usual disk stopper thereto.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates an ordinary milk bottle having a reduced portion or neck 11 at its upper end and provided thereat with a marginal exterior bead 12 and an, interior annular ledge or shoulder 13, the latter arranged in spaced. relation to the upper extremity of the neck. The ledge 13 is adapted to support the usual disk or stopper lkwhich must be forced down into the neck for closing the bottle.

It is well known that this disk 14 is hard to remove and is frequently mutilated in the operation, and in use of the bottle it is necessary to frequently remove and replace the disk. Various types of disks have been invented and used, .and various implements have been devised, for overcoming this difficulty, but they have so far proved unsatisfactory.

The present invention providesa device, for use in the home and other places where the milk bottle must be frequently opened and closed, which is used after the usual closure disk is taken out of the neck so that the usual disk may be discarded and the annoyance incident to its use maybe done away with.

The invention includes .a girth adapted to embrace the neck of a bottle, and having a clasp to secure the girth in place; and a presscr member carried by and overhanging the girth and normally urged toward the plane of the girth.

The girth comprises arcuate side members 15 and 16' forming the ends of a length of wire the intermediate portion. of which bent upwardly-at an obtuse angle to" form a pair of arms 17 An arcuate link 18 permanently connects together the members 15and 16 at their ends from which the arms 17 extend. At the tops of the arms17 the wire is rolled over into one or more helices 19 and is thence looped inwardly over the girth to form the presser member. This loop is arched downward and is designated at 20. The free end of the loop or member 20 is rolled upward to a slight extent to form a guiding lip 21 beneath which is adapted to is stretched between them. The girth issecured about the bottle neck 11 by a clasp 24 of arcuate form and hinged by the loop 25 to the side member 16 and provided with an eye 26 at its free end adapted to engage over a hook 27 carried by the side member 15.

In the use of this device, when a milk bottle is received the disk 14 is removed there from and the device of this invention is secured about the neck of the bottle for detachably holding a large disk 22on the upper end of the bottle neck. In attaching the device the clasp 24 is opened and the girth is engaged about the neck 11 by springing the side members 15 and 16 apart. The clasp 24 is now engaged with the hook 27 to close the girth, and the latter is secured about the neck preferably immediately beneath the bead 12 so that the spring action of the presser member 20 is resisted by the bead 12 and effects the binding of the presser member against the disk 22.

It is apparent that after the device is secured to the bottle neck it may be employed for holding the disk 22 in place and may release the disk 22 when drawn outwardly from beneath the presser member. The disk 22 may be readily introduced beneath the presser member 20 as the lip 21 forms a guide or cam face adapted to engage the edge of the disk and lift the presser member out of the path of the disk. The arms 17, as shown in Fig. 2, bear against the bead 12 and are thus supported from moving inwardly toward the bottle and are adapted to hold the presser member 20 in proper position for receiving the disk therebeneath. No adjustment of the device is required for the introduction of or the removel of the disk 22 from beneath the presser member.

It is of course understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically set forth embodiment, and within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a milk bottle, of a cover therefor adapted to seat on top of the bottle, and a resilient holder for the cover comprising a girdle made up of two strands of wire bent to arcuate form and adapted tion of the wire strand being bent clownwardly toward the girdle and being bent upwardly at its outer end to provide a guiding lip adapted to engage the bottle cover, and a brace connected between the helices.

2. In combination with a bottle and a cover therefor, of a holder for the cover comprising a strand of wire being bent at opposite ends into arcuate form, such arcuate ends being disposed opposite to each other to embrace the opposite sides of the bottle neck, a wire'clasp hinged to the eX- tremity of one of such arcuate ends and having means to removably engage the extremity of the other arcuate member, the wire being bent upwardly at an arcuate angle away from the bottle at the opposite ends of said arcuate portions and being wound into helices at the upper ends of the arms, the intermediate portion of the wire strand being looped downwardly to provide a iresilient holder for the bottle cover, a brace between the helices, and a second brace connecting the lower ends of said arms and being formed arcuate to conform to the curvature of the bottle. I

8. In combination with a bottle and a stopper therefor adapted to rest loosely upon the upper open end of the bottle, of a holder for the stopper comprising a single length of wire having its ends bent to arcuate form and adapted to embrace the bottle neck at diametrically opposite portions, the strand at adjacent extremities of the arcuate portions being bent outwardly and upwardly and being wound into helices at the upper ends of the bent portions, the intermediate portion of the wire strand being bent to provide parallel arms with a connecting portion between the same, said arms being looped downwardl to en a e the cover and GAYLE M: WEBB. 

